Display rack



NOV 8. 1932 H. M. FELDKAMP 1,886,539

DISPLAY RACK Filed March so. 1931 4 sheets-sheet 2 I nuenior HaZdQ/Yldmzz/a,

A Homey Nov. s, 1932. H. M FELDKAMP 1,885,539

DSILAY RACK Fued Maron 3o, 1931 4 sheets-sheet '3 In verdor EwZia/WZdam/J,

A Home y No v. 8, 1932. H. M. FELDKAMP DI SPLAY RACK Filed March 30., 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4.

A llorney Patented Nov. 8, 1932 HULDA M. FELDKAMP, OF ELKHART, INDIANA DISPLAY RACK Application led March 30, 1931 Serial No. 526,369.

The present invention relates to a display rack especially designed for dispensing and displaying motor oils at service stations, garages and like places where mot-or oil is sold.

The prime object of the invention resides in the provision of a rack of this nature wherein a light is displayed among a plurality of oil dispensing containers.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a rack of this nature which holds the dispensing receptacles firmly in place against accidental removal.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a display rack of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, easy to manipulate, thor- 22 oughly eliicient and reliable in use, compact and convenient in its arrangement of parts7 attractive in appearance and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

-- With the above and numerous other objects in View as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be 315 hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. side elevation of a rack embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 8 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing the containers in section taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a. fragmentary perspective view of one of the uprights of the frame showing the eye thereon.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the two frame rings with a portion of the 50 handle structure attached thereto, and

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective View of a portion of Referring to the tray. the drawings in detail it will be seen that l have devised a frame structure including an outer ring 5 and an inner ring 6 slightly spaced shaped balls 7 therefrom. Inverted U- have ends welded between portions of the rings 5 and 6 to rise therefrom and the centers of the bight portions of these bales merge into the ends of inverted U- shaped bale 9 which forms the handle.

Rods 10 depend downwardly from the outer ring 5 and slant slightly inwardly the maj or portion of in vertical portions 10. At the lower ends of the slanting their lengths and terminate portions of the rods 10 there are f-ormed inwardly directed eyes 11. The portions 10 merge into outwardly radiating horizontal extensions 12 which uprights 14 abo zontal ring 15.

merge into ut the ends of which is a hori- A plurality of rings 16 connect the horizontal radiating extensions 12 so as to form a tray or the like in which the bottoms of oil dispensing receptacles may rest.

A circular plate 17 is fixed on top of the frame rings 5 and Gand the is formed with a peripheral edge thereof plurality of notches 18.

The edge portions between the notches 18 are formed with Rods 2O are depending extensions 19.

slidable through openings in the plate 17 and through the eyes 11. A ring 21 connects the upper ends of these rods 20.

adial horizontal rods 22 extend from the ring 21 and terminate in depending end portions 23. Springs 24 are tions of the rods 2O and against the bottom of wardly against disposed about porimpmge upwardly the plate 17 and downcross pins 25 in the rods 20 ceptacles. To t alie out one of the receptacles,

of course, it is only necessary to lift the same against the tension of the spring 24.

An electric light socket is mounted in the central opening in tne plate 17 so that an electric light 31 may depend downwardly therefrom among th e oil receptacles.

It is thought that the construction, utility and advantages of rthis invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a-Inore detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will HULDAM FELDKAMP.

be apparent that changes in the def tails of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts ina-y, be resorted to without'departing from the spirit'or scope of the invention as` hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: j y

l. A raCkstructure of the class described including a ring,` rods depending from the ring, an annular tray mounted about the l0w er ends of the rods, a plate on the ring, rods slidable through openings in the plate within the ring, spring pressed meansV for urging the second mentioned rods downwardly, and means on the rod above the plate for holding receptacles inthe tray against accidental displacement. Y

i 2. A rack structure of the class described including a ring, rods ldepending from the ring, an annular tray mounted about thc low-V er ends of the rods, a plate on the ring, rods slidable through openings in the plate with? in the ring, spring pressed means for urging theV second mentioned rods downwardly, a ring formed on the upper ends of the second mentioned rods and having outwardly radiating lingers extending therefrom terminating in downwardly disposed eXtensions.

3. A rack structure of the class described including a ring, rods depending from the ring, an annular tray mountedabout the low! er ends ofthe rods, a plate on the ring, rods slidable through openings in the plate withinthe ring, spring pressed means for urging the second mentioned rods downwardly, a ring formed on the upper ends of the second mentioned rods and having outwardly radiating lingers extending therefrom terminating in downwardly disposed eXtensions, said plate being formed at its edge with peripheral notches -one between each pair of depending extensions of said fingers.

4. A rack structure of the class described including a ring, rods depending from the ring, an annular tray mounted about the low-V er ends of the rods, a plate on the ring, rods slidable through openings in the plate within the ring, spring pressed means for urging the second mentioned rods downwardly,

a ring formed on the upper ends of the secondment-ioned rods and having outwardlyradiating fingers extending therefrom ter- 

